William Joseph Elk III

Biography

William Joseph Elk III is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla Tribes and is a graduate of the Schools of Business Administration and Theatre Arts at Portland State University. He delayed his business coursework to practice the art of acting and playwriting for two years, where he gained valuable stage experience paying dues which landed his part in Sherman Alexie's "The Business of Fancy Dancing". Living in Portland and attending PSU gave William the opportunity to be a part of such film productions as "Ricochet River", "The Northwest Passage" project, "The Hunted", "What the Bleep Do We Know", "Littlefoot" and the TNT/Dreamworks series "Into the West". His television projects include "State Police", the BBC's Extinct series "The Wolly Mam...